NBCNews.com: Future of Techhttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/9548204/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/NBCNews.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism.Copyright 2016 msnbc.comen-ushttp://media1.s-nbcnews.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/nbcnews_logo.gifNBCNews.comhttp://www.nbcnews.com/Mon, 13 May 2013 19:09:18 GMTNews60Small, cheap satellites open up space for allSatellites the size of a tissue box will someday be snapping pictures and taking environmental readings from orbit — controlled not by governments but by hobbyists and entrepreneurs.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/space-all-small-cheap-satellites-may-one-day-do-your-6C10488674Satellites the size of a tissue box will someday be snapping pictures and taking environmental readings from orbit — controlled not by governments but by hobbyists and entrepreneurs.Satellites the size of a tissue box will someday be snapping pictures and taking environmental readings from orbit — controlled not by governments but by hobbyists and entrepreneurs.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Sun, 14 Jul 2013 09:28:19 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/space-all-small-cheap-satellites-may-one-day-do-your-6C10488674Plant parts used to generate electricityResearchers have built an energy conversion technology inspired by photosynthesis, the process plants use to convert sunlight into food. It may one day power remote sensors.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/photosynthesis-interrupted-plant-parts-used-generate-electricity-1C9904741Researchers have built an energy conversion technology inspired by photosynthesis, the process plants use to convert sunlight into food. It may one day power remote sensors.Researchers have built an energy conversion technology inspired by photosynthesis, the process plants use to convert sunlight into food. It may one day power remote sensors.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:08:12 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/photosynthesis-interrupted-plant-parts-used-generate-electricity-1C9904741Robot learns to recognize objects on its ownWhen all the humans went home for the day, a personal-assistant robot under development in a university lab recently built digital images of a pineapple and a bag of bagels that were inadvertently left on a table – and figured out how it could lift them. The researchers didn't even know the objects were in the room.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/robot-learns-recognize-objects-its-own-1C9835906When all the humans went home for the day, a personal-assistant robot under development in a university lab recently built digital images of a pineapple and a bag of bagels that were inadvertently left on a table – and figured out how it could lift them. The researchers didn't even know the objects were in the room.When all the humans went home for the day, a personal-assistant robot under development in a university lab recently built digital images of a pineapple and a bag of bagels that were inadvertently left on a table – and figured out how it could lift them. The researchers didn't even know the objects were in the room.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Wed, 8 May 2013 15:13:20 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/robot-learns-recognize-objects-its-own-1C9835906Navy's X-47B drone makes first carrier-style landingThe UFO-shaped X-47B drone performed a first-of-a-kind landing trick that brings it a step closer to use as a carrier-based fighter craft for the U.S. Navy.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/navys-x-47b-drone-makes-first-carrier-style-landing-6C9801125The UFO-shaped X-47B drone performed a first-of-a-kind landing trick that brings it a step closer to use as a carrier-based fighter craft for the U.S. Navy.The UFO-shaped X-47B drone performed a first-of-a-kind landing trick that brings it a step closer to use as a carrier-based fighter craft for the U.S. Navy.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Mon, 6 May 2013 21:06:23 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/navys-x-47b-drone-makes-first-carrier-style-landing-6C9801125Bug-eyed camera gets wide angle view - through 180 lensesWe may all be able to get a bug's-eye view of the world with a new camera, modeled after an insect's compound eye, that uses many tiny lenses.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/bug-eyed-camera-gets-wide-angle-view-through-180-lenses-6C9768806We may all be able to get a bug's-eye view of the world with a new camera, modeled after an insect's compound eye, that uses many tiny lenses.We may all be able to get a bug's-eye view of the world with a new camera, modeled after an insect's compound eye, that uses many tiny lenses.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Fri, 3 May 2013 21:47:00 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/bug-eyed-camera-gets-wide-angle-view-through-180-lenses-6C9768806Solar plane makes first stopover in US odysseyA Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse has finished the first leg of its months-long, fuel-free aerial odyssey across America.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/solar-powered-plane-completes-first-leg-american-odyssey-6C9761186A Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse has finished the first leg of its months-long, fuel-free aerial odyssey across America.A Swiss-made, solar-powered airplane called Solar Impulse has finished the first leg of its months-long, fuel-free aerial odyssey across America.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Fri, 3 May 2013 13:24:32 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/solar-powered-plane-completes-first-leg-american-odyssey-6C9761186Open-source virtual worm worms its way to lifeBiologists have counted and sorted each of the 959 cells in the millimeter-long, see-through roundworm. Now a group of coders and neuroscientists are using that data to bring that worm to life.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/open-source-virtual-worm-worms-its-way-life-6C9770499Biologists have counted and sorted each of the 959 cells in the millimeter-long, see-through roundworm. Now a group of coders and neuroscientists are using that data to bring that worm to life.Biologists have counted and sorted each of the 959 cells in the millimeter-long, see-through roundworm. Now a group of coders and neuroscientists are using that data to bring that worm to life.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Fri, 3 May 2013 20:33:51 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/open-source-virtual-worm-worms-its-way-life-6C9770499Robo-bugs are here! World's smallest bot takes flightInsect-sized robots have long held promise in the minds of sci-fi nerds, snooping on people and forming into scary swarms. On Thursday, the door to the future was kicked open when engineers at Harvard revealed a penny-sized robot that can hover like a housefly, beating its wings 120 times per second.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/robo-bugs-are-here-worlds-smallest-bot-takes-flight-6C9737411Insect-sized robots have long held promise in the minds of sci-fi nerds, snooping on people and forming into scary swarms. On Thursday, the door to the future was kicked open when engineers at Harvard revealed a penny-sized robot that can hover like a housefly, beating its wings 120 times per second. Insect-sized robots have long held promise in the minds of sci-fi nerds, snooping on people and forming into scary swarms. On Thursday, the door to the future was kicked open when engineers at Harvard revealed a penny-sized robot that can hover like a housefly, beating its wings 120 times per second. Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Thu, 2 May 2013 20:25:21 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/robo-bugs-are-here-worlds-smallest-bot-takes-flight-6C9737411Three-fingered iRobot hand points to strong, nimble future machinesA robotic hand strong enough to lift a 50-pound weight yet so nimble it can pluck up keys from a table demonstrates real capabilities of a coming generation of robots that will be at work everywhere, from the battlefield to the construction site.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/three-fingered-irobot-hand-points-strong-nimble-future-machines-6C9743682A robotic hand strong enough to lift a 50-pound weight yet so nimble it can pluck up keys from a table demonstrates real capabilities of a coming generation of robots that will be at work everywhere, from the battlefield to the construction site. A robotic hand strong enough to lift a 50-pound weight yet so nimble it can pluck up keys from a table demonstrates real capabilities of a coming generation of robots that will be at work everywhere, from the battlefield to the construction site. Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Thu, 2 May 2013 18:40:07 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/three-fingered-irobot-hand-points-strong-nimble-future-machines-6C9743682Student program wins $100K prize for health innovations for developing worldGetting the correct dose of liquid medicine into a syringe is a challenge — just ask any parent treating a toddler's fever at 3 am. Enter the DoseRight Syringe Clip, a seemingly simple L-shaped plastic gizmo that ensures accurate dosages. It was designed by students, and will likely save lives.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/student-program-designed-dosing-clip-wins-100-000-prize-6C9692327Getting the correct dose of liquid medicine into a syringe is a challenge — just ask any parent treating a toddler's fever at 3 am. Enter the DoseRight Syringe Clip, a seemingly simple L-shaped plastic gizmo that ensures accurate dosages. It was designed by students, and will likely save lives.Getting the correct dose of liquid medicine into a syringe is a challenge — just ask any parent treating a toddler's fever at 3 am. Enter the DoseRight Syringe Clip, a seemingly simple L-shaped plastic gizmo that ensures accurate dosages. It was designed by students, and will likely save lives.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Wed, 1 May 2013 13:23:37 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/student-program-designed-dosing-clip-wins-100-000-prize-6C9692327World's smallest stop-motion film made with individual atomsScientists at IBM have just unveiled the world's smallest stop-motion film — certified by Guinness — one made by moving individual atoms. What you're seeing is 100 million times bigger than the original elements.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/worlds-smallest-stop-motion-film-made-individual-atoms-6C9670052Scientists at IBM have just unveiled the world's smallest stop-motion film — certified by Guinness — one made by moving individual atoms. What you're seeing is 100 million times bigger than the original elements.Scientists at IBM have just unveiled the world's smallest stop-motion film — certified by Guinness — one made by moving individual atoms. What you're seeing is 100 million times bigger than the original elements.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Wed, 1 May 2013 04:04:54 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/worlds-smallest-stop-motion-film-made-individual-atoms-6C9670052Activists, UN put 'killer robots' in the crosshairsWith more and more automation of military weapon systems, it's time to set boundaries for "killer robots," says the Human Rights Watch and the UN. Their opponents say it's dangerous to ban technologies that don't yet exist, but most agree that the time for debate is now.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/activists-un-put-killer-robots-crosshairs-6C9633925With more and more automation of military weapon systems, it's time to set boundaries for "killer robots," says the Human Rights Watch and the UN. Their opponents say it's dangerous to ban technologies that don't yet exist, but most agree that the time for debate is now. With more and more automation of military weapon systems, it's time to set boundaries for "killer robots," says the Human Rights Watch and the UN. Their opponents say it's dangerous to ban technologies that don't yet exist, but most agree that the time for debate is now. Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:39:00 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/activists-un-put-killer-robots-crosshairs-6C9633925Any surface becomes a touchscreen with smart projected interfaceWhile everyone seems to have a touchscreen in their pocket, the next big thing is having a touchscreen pretty much wherever you want, whenever you want it. This prototype "smart environment" lets you turn any surface into a display or control.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/any-surface-becomes-touchscreen-smart-projected-interface-6C9604076While everyone seems to have a touchscreen in their pocket, the next big thing is having a touchscreen pretty much wherever you want, whenever you want it. This prototype "smart environment" lets you turn any surface into a display or control.While everyone seems to have a touchscreen in their pocket, the next big thing is having a touchscreen pretty much wherever you want, whenever you want it. This prototype "smart environment" lets you turn any surface into a display or control.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:45:26 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/any-surface-becomes-touchscreen-smart-projected-interface-6C9604076How Google predicts stock market crashesNew research takes an extra step and tests out how well stock-buying would go using Google search trends as guidance. The result: a pretty nice return.]]>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/google-predicts-stock-market-crashes-study-suggests-6C9605573New research takes an extra step and tests out how well stock-buying would go using Google search trends as guidance. The result: a pretty nice return.New research takes an extra step and tests out how well stock-buying would go using Google search trends as guidance. The result: a pretty nice return.Copyright msnbc.com 2016]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:37:42 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/google-predicts-stock-market-crashes-study-suggests-6C9605573